Nomadic Museum migrates to California

AUTHOR(S)

Lubell, Sam

PUB. DATE

March 2006

SOURCE

Architectural Record;Mar2006, Vol. 194 Issue 3, p48

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the opening of the Nomadic Museum, a temporary art-exhibition space by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, in historic pier in Santa Monica, California on January 14, 2006. It contains a traveling show called "Ashes and Snow," featuring large-scale photographic works by artist Gregory Colbert. The museum is composed of 152 steel cargo containers. The gallery will be disassembled and then reconstructed as the show travels to other destinations.

ACCESSION #

20412099

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